3 Culture of life Human life is sacred and inviolable at every moment of existence, including the initial phase which precedes birth. All human beings, from their mother s womb, belong to God who searches them and knows them, who forms them and knits them together with his own hands, who gazes on them when they are tiny shapeless embryos and already sees in them the adults of tomorrow whose days are numbered and whose vocation is even now written in the book of life. There too, when they are still in their mothers womb as many passages of the Bible bear witness they are the personal objects of God s loving and fatherly providence. (Evangelium Vitae, 61). Blessed John Paul II in his 1995 Encyclical Evangelium Vitae called on all Catholic faithful to bear witness to the Gospel of Life and to build the civilization of life and love. (100). In keeping with this mission and our Order s Catholic principles of charity, unity, and fraternity, the Knights of Columbus stands strong in its conviction that every human life is a gift of God, endowed with certain inalienable rights the first among these being the right to life. Even in the midst of difficulties and uncertainties, we believe that human life is sacred and inviolable, and ought to be defended with maximum determination. To this end, the Knights of Columbus supports policies that promote a Culture of Life and opposes legislative efforts that promote abortion, contraception, sterilization, cloning, the destruction of embryos, assisted suicide, euthanasia, unjust war, and the death penalty when there is an acceptable alternative. Our Order s steadfast defense and promotion of a Culture of Life is grounded on our ultimate assurance that in the natural law written in the heart of every person is the recognition that human life is sacred from its very beginning to its end. In the depths of our consciousness, human intellect knows that the very source of its existence i.e. human life ought to be protected and celebrated. In that regard, the message of the Knights of Columbus extends far beyond our Order and our religious creed; it is a universal message that every person of good will can come to affirm. The right to life is unlike any other right. It is the most basic right and the condition of all other personal rights, constituting the foundation of every human community and the political community itself. Blessed John Paul II famously noted that if human life itself is not respected, then respect for all other rights for example, the right to health, to marriage, to culture, to religion is false and illusory. Human rights of every kind are incomprehensible without the right to life. Our Order, therefore, joins the universal Church in acknowledging the dignity of human life and in its efforts to achieve legal and constitutional protection for every human person at the international, national, state, and local levels. Le droit à la vie diffère de tout autre droit. C est le droit le plus fondamental et le premier de tout autre droit personnel, puisqu il constitue le fondement de toute communauté humaine et de la communauté politique ellemême. Le bienheureux Jean-Paul II notait, de notoriété universelle, que si la vie humaine n est pas respectée, alors le respect de tous les autres droits par exemple, le droit à la santé, au mariage, à la culture, à la religion est «mensongère et illusoire». Les droits de la personne, de tout ordre, sont «incompréhensibles» sans le droit à la vie. C est pourquoi notre Ordre se rallie à l Église universelle en reconnaissant la dignité de la vie humaine et à ses efforts d en arriver à la protection constitutionnelle de chaque être humain aux niveaux international, national, provincial et municipal. ~ 3 ~

4 A reminder from Vice Supreme Master Nat Gallo I want to remind the Sir Knights who plan to attend in regalia that security personnel at the Hill have made it very clear that no swords will be permitted. qu'aucun épées seront autorisés. Therefore, in compliance with their wishes, I direct you to wear a tux, cape, chapeau and service baldric while leaving the sword behind. Please do not jeopardize the participation of all our members by anyone showing up with swords. Pro Life Director Mayer reminds you there will be people at the exits of each Church to hand out the Knights of Columbus Pro Life posters to be used on the hill. Pro Vie Directeur Mayer vous rappelle qu'il y aura des gens à la sortie de chaque Eglise à distribuer des Chevaliers de Colomb pro vie posters qui seront utilisées sur la colline. ~ 4 ~

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